I have two Sherwood RD-6108 A/V receivers, one in my den and the other in my bedroom and although I have not listened to the other two Sherwoods you mentioned, they sound great to me. DD 5.1 and DTS decoding is excellent.

the P-965 and A-965 are the new newcastle pre/pro and amp. they are outstanding. thanks for the input...for the money, I dont think there is a better company to deal with...yes lexicon, and stuff like that but for the "budget" minded enthusiast, sherwood looks like a home run! I will be getting lot's of their products.!

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